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[quote=Anonymous]Middle school, I would check in randomly, progressively giving more privacy as the child aged. High school, no. Part of giving a kid a cell phone is teaching them how to use it responsibly. Like driving a car. They don't just automatically know how to do it when given the keys. Or the phone. Tell her from the get-go that the phone isn't private (yet). And tell her clearly stated rules of use, as well as consequences for breaking those rules. My 10 year old nephew was in a group text in 5th grade about beating a kid up when he left school that day. My nephew wasn't the one threatening, but he was involved in the group texts. He got in trouble from the school, as he should have. But they need to know about these things, how to avoid them, and the potential real life consequences.[/quote]
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